Registered Nurse OR Full Time

NueHealth • Overland Park, KS

5d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse acts as a patient advocate and provides continuity of care tailored to individual patient needs, collaborating with other members of the healthcare team while supporting the facility’s philosophy, objectives, and goals. The Staff Nurse assesses patients across adult, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric populations.

The role involves ongoing assessment and data collection; developing and implementing goal-directed, prioritized plans of care; setting care priorities based on patient needs and available resources; responding to emergencies according to established protocols; applying knowledge of medical/surgical care, pain assessment, medications and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety, legal issues, and emergency equipment; and documenting care accurately and promptly. The nurse works as part of the care team, maintains CPR/ACLS certification, attends mandatory in-services and staff meetings, follows physician orders, respects patient rights, adapts to new approaches, and assists with other duties when requested.

The work has physical demands that include frequent sitting, conversing, listening, handling objects or controls, and reaching. It requires close vision and the ability to adjust focus, regularly lifting or carrying over 20 pounds, pushing or pulling over 25 pounds, and standing or walking for at least 10 hours per day. The posting does not provide further details about the work environment.

Requirements

• Degree from an accredited nursing program.
• Registered nurse license in the state where the facility is located.
• At least three years of work experience as a staff nurse.
• Maintain CPR/ACLS certification.
• Ability to regularly lift or carry over 20 pounds and push or pull over 25 pounds.
• Ability to stand and/or walk at least 10 hours per day.
• Ability to perform the stated essential functions, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Assess and collect data on patients’ physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status in an ongoing, systematic manner.
• Formulate prioritized, goal-directed plans of care based on nursing diagnoses and patient outcomes.
• Implement care consistently and skillfully through the nursing process to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Prioritize patient care according to essential needs and available time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
• Respond efficiently to emergency patient situations by following established protocols, remaining calm, notifying appropriate people, and documenting events.
• Apply knowledge of medical/surgical patient care, pain assessment, pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues, and emergency equipment.
• Use effective problem-identification and resolution skills in decision-making.
• Complete timely, accurate, and concise documentation on the floor and in patient records.
• Work with the healthcare team to deliver patient care.
• Maintain CPR/ACLS certification.
• Attend mandatory in-services and participate in staff meetings.
• Remain flexible and adaptive, and accept and implement new ideas and approaches.
• Treat patients equally and follow the center’s Patient Rights policy.
• Review and carry out physician orders in an appropriate professional manner.
• Assist with other duties when asked.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree